The following summarizes a request to help compose a hospital library’s compliance with HIPAA, from the Hospital Library Section of MLA’s listserv, posted by Keydi O’Hagan on 7/23/10:
This is what I came up with:
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The Medical Staff Library is open 24/7-365 and provides the current information for each specialty and occupational group represented in the hospital. Our book collection includes more than 1,000 titles in print format and over to 40 titles of books in electronic format through AccessMedicine, Nursing Reference Center, Ovid and STAT!Ref. Our periodical collection includes more than 80 titles in print format and many other titles in electronic format through various vendors. The Medical Library provides immediate access to current information through online databases and the internet.
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Knowledge-based information resources can also be called interlibrary loans. The Medical Staff Library is part of the Basic Health Sciences Library Network (BHSL), which is a network of health science libraries and college libraries within the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) whose goal is to increase free reciprocal interlibrary loans beyond the boundaries of state lines. The library is also a member of FreeShare. FreeShare is a cross-regional DOCLINE Library Group whose members agree to fill DOCLINE requests free of charge on a reciprocal basis and are located within the United States, Canada and US Territories.
Original request:
I was wondering if anyone has written a brief statement for the library’s compliance with HIPAA. I am having trouble writing a brief statement on the the arrangements we have and how to state it. If you have written one, could you please send me a copy of it. Thanks! have a nice weekend.
IM.03.01.01 Knowledge based information resources are available, current, and authoritative.
| Assessment Question | Level | Evidence of Compliance | Plan of Action /Measure of Success | Date Due |
| 1. The hospital provides access to knowledge-based information resources 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (See also IM.01.01.03, EPs 2 and 6) A (EP 1) |
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| 2. The hospital makes cooperative or contractual arrangements with another institution(s) to provide knowledge-based information resources that are not available on site. A (EP 2) |
